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Avast Passwords for Mac - Getting started

Avast Passwords is a password manager that securely stores your login and other sensitive data, making it easier for you to quickly log into websites and fill in web forms. This article assumes that Avast Passwords is already installed on your Mac. For detailed instructions, refer to the following article:

Return to the Passwords setup tutorial and select other browser or password manager icons to import your existing accounts and login data. Alternatively, click Skip this step. You can import your data later by going to the Preferences menu.

Follow the on-screen instructions to import your data.

Passwords that are imported are not automatically deleted from your browsers. We recommend you manually delete all passwords from your browsers. For more information, refer to your browser's documentation.

Manage accounts

If you have installed the Avast Passwords browser extension, then each time you log into a new online account the Avast Passwords extension recognizes the new login attempt and offers to save the account details to Avast Passwords. Alternatively, you can manually add the details of online accounts into Avast Passwords by following these steps:

Add an account

Click the key icon on the left-side panel, then click Add+.

Provide the following details:

Service name: a name that will allow you to easily find and recognize your account.

URL: the website address of the account, for example, https://www.example.com.

Username: the username (often an email address) that you use to log into the account.

Password: the password that you currently use to log into the account.

Password Guardian

Password Guardian is a paid feature of Avast Passwords. Password Guardian monitors the internet and notifies you if it finds that any of your passwords have been leaked online.

To upgrade to Password guardian:

Click the Password Guardian icon on the left-side panel, then click Upgrade Now.

Select your preferred plan and click Continue.

Review your order details, then click Agree & Continue.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the purchase.

If you have already purchased Avast Passwords Premium through another sales channel, you can activate your subscription using either an activation code or your Avast Account by following these steps:

Click Avast Passwords on the menu bar and select Preferences.

Select Activate from the menu panel, then click either Enter Activation Code or Log in with Avast Account and follow the onscreen instructions.

Use the Avast Passwords browser extension

Once you have installed the Passwords extension onto your internet browser, an Avast Passwords (key) icon is visible in your browser. Click the key icon to access the following options:

On this website: adjust these options for the currently opened website.

Enable auto-fill: enables Passwords to fill in your login details automatically based on the accounts that are stored in your Passwords vault.

Ask to save passwords: if Passwords does not already contain account details for this website, then Passwords offers to save your account details.

Generate a strong password: generates a safe password and allows you to copy it.

Lock Avast Passwords: locks your Passwords vault.

Open the app: opens Avast Passwords.

Import passwords

If you want to import your passwords from other browsers or password managers, and you skipped this step in the initial configuration, then follow these steps:

Click Avast Passwords on the menu bar and select Preferences.

Select Import from the menu panel, then click a browser or another password manager icon to start importing your data.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

If you want to import your login details from another password manager that is not visible in the Avast Passwords window, you can import your data by using a CSV file. To import a CSV file to Avast Passwords, click Avast Passwords on the menu bar and select Import / Export. Then click Import from CSV and locate the CSV file you want to import. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the import.

Set up synchronization and backup

To make accessing your online accounts easier, you can synchronize the data stored in Avast Passwords across all of your devices using your Avast Account. For more information, refer to the following article: